Foldable box.



G. F. A. EDDY.

FOLDABLE BOX. APPLIoATIoN I'ILBD Nov. 28, 1908.

PATENTED JAN. 14, 1908.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

No. 876,581. PATENTBD JAN. 14, 1908.

0.3. A. EDDY.

POLDABLE BOX. APPLIGATION FILED Nov. 28, 1908.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 3.

UNITED sTATEs PArEN'r orrro.

CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS E'DDY, OF SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- HALF TO BENJAMIN HAMMETT NORTON, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

FOLDABLE BOX.

Specification of Letters I?atent.

Patented Jan. 14, 1908.

T 0 aZZ whom'it mary concern:

Be i-t known that I, CHARLES FRANors ADAMs EDDY, a citizen of the Unit-ed States of- Anierica, residing at San Bernardino, county of San Bernardino, California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Foldable Boxes, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates tofoldable boxes or baskets, intended more particularly for the transportation of egfls and other fragile articles and in which these can be separately con'fined.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a receptacle for receiving articles to be transported, having holding means, such as a tray or rack adapted 'to be automatically moved to an operative position when the receptacle is brou ht to an upright position to receive the artic es mentioned.

' A further object of the invention is the provision of a receptacle vwhich can be quickly and easily set up for use and when not in use can be folded flat for compactness and easy shipment thereof in bulk. The receptacle preferably is of such chafacter that when in position for use the parts thereof interlock and fasten in a way to make the box exceptionally secure.

`A still further object of the invention is the provision of several trays flexibly connected to opposite walls of the box and having a plurality of o enings in each trayso disposed that when t e said box is brought to a set up or upright 'position the said openings of the respective trays will register with each other to form compartments for receiving the articles within the box.

Other objects of the invention are the provision of means which is simple in construction, durable, eificient in operation, and inexpensive in the manufacture.

`With theseand other objectsin view the invention in raotice is'preferably associated.

and execute With the construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter referred to and illustrated in the :tc-companying drawings. However, it to be understood that changes, variations and modifications may be made as comoI proporly within the scope of the claims hereunto appomled.

In the drawin sz-Fi uro 1 is a plan view of the box or bas et. 141g. '2 is a plan vivwof the box or basket having the cover olovated.

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Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view on the line 4*-1 of Fig. 2. Fi 5 is a perspective view of the box with ae end walls and tongues int-erlocking, and the cover in a slightly closed position. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the box or basket in its flat folded holding means detached from the box. F S is a sectional view on the line 8-8 of Fig. 6. Fig. 9 is a modification of the box or basket. Fig. 10 is a sectional view` on the line 10-10 of Fig. 9; and Fig. 11 is a section on the line 11-11 of Fig. 9. Fig. 12 is a transverse sectional view of Fig. 2, showing the box or basket in the act of being folded or collapsed.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views. v

In the drawings the numeral 2 designates the bottom of the box 01' basket of any desirable shape but which is ordinarily rectangular and whioh has end walls, as 3, fie'xibly formed by crease lines`4 with the'said bottom 2. Each of the said end walls is preferably provided with elongated slots 5 spaced from, and extending' in parallelism with, each other from the crease lines 4 within the body of said walls. At opposite side edges of the bottom 2 are shown crease lines 6 to make flexibly connected side walls as 7, one of the side walls 7 isprovided with a crease line 8 to form a fiexibly connected cover as 9 having crease lines 10 and 11 forming fiaps 12. At opposite ends of the side walls 7 are tongues as 13 formed by crease lines 14 and the same are adapted to be inserted into the slots 5 in the end walls 3 when the latter are-folded on the said crease lines and also the side Walls 7 so as to set up the body portion of the box or basket, and by interlocking engagement of the tongues with the end walls will maintain the box or basket in a set up position.

Oonnected to the side walls 7 are trays as 15 and 16, each .having crease lines 17 ar-.

' the latter being secured. to the side walls 7 by adhesive material or other suitable fastening. Said trays are spaced a suitable distance from each other when connected to Fig. 7 is a detail view of one of the lngs 20 arranged in rows throughout the a ing area thereof and the tray 15 is provided -with increased openings 19. When the box `0r basket isbeing set up the trays will be automatically shifted to an operative position to bring the openings 19 and 20 in register, thereby forming compartments for receivin eggs and other analogous articles. Flexib y connected to the bottom 2 at the interior face thereof are straps 21 having connection with the tray 15, which will strengthen and form a further fiexible connection for the same.

In proximity to the cover 9 is a tray 22 having a plurality of openings 23 adapted to be brought in register with the openings 20 in the tray 16 when the cover 2 has been brought to a closed position and for connectthe said tray 22 to one of the flaps 12 and to one of the side walls'7 at the back of the box are flexible connections 24 formed shown in Figs. 1 to 5.`

by crease lines 25 in the body of the tray 22.

It will be apparent that when the box or basket has been brought to' a set upposition and the-cover having been closed, the flaps 12 will be positioned within the body at the interior of the box contiguous with the side edges formed by'the end walls and side walls. In the end walls are openings 26 forming air vents for the admission of air to the interior.

of the box. It is obvious due to the crease lines and flexible connections of the trays the body of the box can 'be brought to a collapsedv position. In' Figs. 9, 10 and 11 is shown a modified form of the invention having a cover as 27 provided with crease lines 28 forming fiaps as 29, and within the box or basket is a continuous piece of material having crease lines 30 and 31 to provide trays as 32 and flexible connections as 33 at o posite extremities of the latter, which are giiied to the interior faces of the side walls as 7 of the said box or basket.v With this exception the remainin portion of the box or basket -is identical with the construction as Furthermore, it will be noted, due to the flexible connections of the trays and the position thereof within the interior of the box or basket, and thatwhen the articles are placed i'n the compartments formed by the openigs within the trays, after the box or basket has been set up, the saidtrays will produce a cushioning effect residing in the flexibility of the same, thereby overcoming any liability of the breakage of the said articles during the handling or transportation of the box or basket.

. The material employed in the box or basket is preferably pasteboard, however, other analogous material may be substituted therefor.

side walls thereof which Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is 1. A box of knock-down formation, comprising a bottom, side and end walls, a cover, each fiexibly associated toj allow the collapsing of the box, a plurality of trays for supporting the contents of the latter, and each l having connection with both of said opposite permit said trays to collapse within the box, and a tray having connection with one side wall and with the cover, the intermediate tray having openings and the remaining trays also provided With decreased openings with respect to the openings in the intermediate tray for supporting articles.

2. A foldable egg box coniprising a bottom, cover, side and end walls, each fiexibly associated to allow the collapsing of the box, and a plurality of superposed perforated trays, each formed of one continuous piece of material and having crease lines near opposite side edges thereof to provide flexible means bent at right angles to the said trays for connection with the opposite side walls of the box to hold the trays spaced from each other and to allow the same to automatically collapse within the said box, the intermediate tray having increased perforations with respect to the perforations in the remaining trays to correspond to the larger diameter of the eggs, the latter being suspended and out of contact with the said box.

3. A knock-down box comprising a body lof one piece of material forming a bottom,

top, side and end walls, and superposed perforated trays having opposite flexible connection .with the side walls of the box which permit the same to automatically collapse within the latter.

4. A knock-(lown box having a bottom, top, side and end walls, normally collapsed, and perforated trays fiexibly connected to the interior face of the said side walls and adapted to be automatically shifted to superposed horizontal position when the side walls of the box are moved at right angles to the bottom of the latter.

5. A knock-down box having a normally folded body, and perforated trays fiexibly secured to the body at the interior of the same' and automatically shiftableto superposed relation with respect to each other when the said body of the box is erectedto operative position for receiving its contents. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing wit- IIGSSGS.

CHARLES FRANOIS ADAMS EDDY..

Witnesses:

KIRK R. PHILLIPs, S. S. 'DRAPER 

